Role Name: External Supply Lead

Location: Macclesfield- UK ; Gothenburg- Sweden; Warsaw - Poland

Competitive Benefits & Salary

Closing Date: 5th March 2024

About AstraZeneca:

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven BioPharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

About the Role :

Do you have an interest in clinical supply chain and working with external vendors and are you a person who would like to be part of a truly global team and play a key role in getting medicines to patient – then join us as External Supply Lead!

Pharmaceutical Technology and Development (PT&D) apply science and technology that turns concepts into actual medicines which help millions of people. We work across the entire value chain, designing and delivering active ingredients, formulations and devices required to support new medicines – from supplies for use in toxicology studies and clinical trials to developing the technology to ensure drugs can be scaled up for commercial manufacture.

Clinical Manufacture & Supply (C&MS) within PT&D provides an agile and flexible end-to-end Clinical Supply Chain that manufactures, outsources and delivers supplies and services to hundreds of thousands of patients across the globe.

CM&S are now looking for an experienced External Supply Lead to join our global Oncology Therapy Area function.We are seeking those who embrace change, show great initiative, flexibility and a willingness to learn. As External Supply Lead, you will establish strong relationships with external suppliers and work in conjunction with teams of internal experts (e.g., Technical, Quality Assurance, Procurement) in the sourcing of services required by CM&S in support of global projects for AstraZeneca. This role will have a specific focus on sourcing the services required for supply change management activities to support in AstraZeneca sponsored Clinical Trials. We would like to receive applications from people with clinical supply chain and supplier management experience.

Essential requirements

• BS/MS degree in relevant discipline.

• Supplier relationship and third-party management skills

• Project and change management skills alongside strong stakeholder management skills

• Significant number of years’ experience working within a Supply Chain and/or Procurement environment and working with external providers

• Understanding quality principles and cGMP/GDP requirements

• Strong communication skills and highly collaborative

• Strong influencing, negotiating and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work independently within a cross functional team

• Proficiency in English (both oral and written) is needed to be successful in this role

Desirable requirements

• Experience of negotiating, contracting, and dealing with Intellectual Property, Legal and Commercial issues

• Appropriate depth of technical knowledge for the activity being sourced (Clinical Trial Supply) to be able to fully understand any risks to delivery and make the best use of the technical experts on the team to make effective decisions

• Experience of Lean, such as driving continuous improvement and business process management

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca, we 're dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth, and development.

What’s next!

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you. We welcome your application, including CV and cover letter, no later than 6th March 2024.

For more information about the position please contact Katie Morelli,: katie.morelli@astrazeneca.com or sue.hard@astrazeneca.com

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